Public Intelligence reports: The following bulletin was released to private industry partners June 5, 2015. According to an article from Reuters, one of the remote access tools (RAT) described in the bulletin, called Sakula, is directly linked to the hack of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) that was disclosed earlier this month. Other publications have directly…
Category: Commentaries and Analyses
Courts Restrict Ability of Customers and Employees to Sue Companies Following a Data Breach, But Risks of Other Liabilities Remain
Damon W. Silver writes: Among the multitude of unpleasant issues facing a company whose network has been breached is potential liability to customers and employees whose personal information has been compromised. However, recent district court decisions from around the country continue to limit the opportunity of those customers and employees to have their day in…
Cleaning Up the Federal Cyber Debacle
If federal agencies wish to provide effective oversight of the private sector, then they should start by looking in the mirror. — Rep. Will Hurd, former CIA officer and former adviser to FusionX Read his full OpEd on WSJ.
Energy execs confident in same-day data breach detection
CBR reports: A new survey has revealed that 61% of energy security professionals believe their organisation could detect a critical system breach within 24 hours. 94% of executives agreed that their organisation is a target for cyber criminals, with 86% of respondents saying that they could detect a breach in less than one week. 49% of respondents…
FBI says crypto ransomware has raked in >$18 million for cybercriminals
Sean Gallagher reports: The FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) has issued an alert warning businesses and individuals about the continued spread of cryptographic ransomware. This malware encrypts a victim’s files with a key held by criminals on a remote server, and it then extorts money from the victim to recover those files. The biggest threat among…
CYBERSECURITY: Recent Data Breaches Illustrate Need for Strong Controls across Federal Agencies – GAO
CYBERSECURITY: Recent Data Breaches Illustrate Need for Strong Controls across Federal Agencies GAO-15-725T: Published: Jun 24, 2015. Publicly Released: Jun 24, 2015. From the highlights of a newly-released GAO report: GAO has identified a number of challenges federal agencies face in addressing threats to their cybersecurity, including the following: Designing and implementing a risk-based cybersecurity program….